By Dan McCarney Manu Ginobili added to the lengthy list of injuries he’s suffered in his 11th NBA season with a strained left hamstring that forced him to miss the second half of Sunday’s 106-88 victory over the Timberwolves. It is at least the fourth injury Ginobili — nicknamed “El Contusión” by former teammate Brent […]
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By Jeff McDonald As Spurs forward Tim Duncan ripped through the first two months of his 16th NBA season, putting up numbers like he hasn’t in years, much ink was spilled on his apparent discovery of the fountain of youth. Forgive Duncan then if, over the past three games, he’s looked a little like a […]
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Date: Saturday, May 19, 1990 Place: Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Ore. Score: Portland Trail Blazers 108, San Antonio Spurs 105 (OT). It might go down in history as the most memorable turnover in Spurs history and one of the most excruciating moments endured by Spurs Nation. Rod Strickland’s ill-timed, two-handed, behind-the-back pass failed to connect with […]
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Larry Brown’s interview on Wednesday with Minnesota owner Glen Taylor will complete one of the longest coaching searches within recent memory. Of course, there’s really no hurry for the Timberwolves’ braintrust — and I use that term loosely — to speed to a hasty decision. Because of the lockout, they are still likely several months away […]
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Minnesota general manager David Kahn is nearing the completion of his head coaching search. After considering replacements for Kurt Rambis for several weeks, the Timberwolves are down to the final two interviews with Sam Mitchell and Larry Brown. Mitchell, who played two stints with the Timberwolves and was a Coach of the Year for Toronto in […]
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The Minnesota Timberwolves are trending towards experience — and then some — as they mull their choice for a head coach. Vagabond candidate Larry Brown will be among the next to interview for the Timberwolves’ vacant head coaching position. After interviewing Don Nelson over the weekend, Minnesota general manager David Kahn is again considering a veteran coach […]
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Former Spurs guard and former Phoenix coach Terry Porter could be resurfacing in the NBA on a reconfigured coaching staff with the Indiana Pacers. The Indianapolis Star reported that Porter and former Los Angeles Lakers assistant Frank Hamblen are leading candidates to join the staff of Frank Vogel with the Pacers. Indiana general manager Larry […]
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Former Spurs and Portland guard Terry Porter is interested in the vacant general manager job with the Portland Trail Blazers. Porter played for the Trail Blazers for 10 years during a 17-season career that concluded with a three-season stint with the Spurs from 1999-2002. He later was an NBA coach for two seasons with Milwaukee […]
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Spurs lead assistant Mike Budenholzer is among the leading candidates to fill the vacant Houston position created Monday when Rick Adelman wasn’t rehired for the job. The Houston Chronicle reported that Budenholzer is among those being considered for the job, which was created when Adelman’s contract wasn’t renewed after four seasons with the team. Other […]
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